Description: From the New Testament, Most traces Thomas's many permutations: Gnostic saint, missionary to India, paragon of Christian orthodoxy, hero of skepticism, and example of doubt, blasphemy, and violence. Most shows how Thomas's story, in its many guises, touches upon central questions of religion, philosophy, hermeneutics, and, not least, life.
Brief description: Glenn W. Most is Visiting Professor on the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.
Review Quotes: The story of Doubting Thomas [is] examined at length in this learned and fascinating book... [Most's] account of the Caravaggio, which you can see only if you're willing to go to Potsdam, is so splendidly intelligent and acute that one can make do with the photograph provided.--Frank Kermode "London Review of Books" (1/5/2006 12:00:00 AM)